docs(twitter): add 1939170419958816855 corpus (NOTimothyLottes python-as-C-preprocessor + runtime code-gen)

4-post thread with @mmalex + @seflless, June 2025. @mmalex vibed-coded a python C preprocessor: finds /* python <code> */ in .c, runs the python, dumps stdout after the comment, replaces old block on change. @seflless points out Cog (https://cog.readthedocs.io) which did the same back in 2000ish. NOTimothyLottes: 'Many of my forth-like languages worked via nested runtime code gen, so it was possible to generate+run code to build either code or data, then repeat. The system would bootstrap its own assembler that way.' Precursor to the Jul 2026 micro macro-forth + nasm-bootstrapped 4KiB Linux Forth threads.
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+title: "@mmalex @seflless Many of my forth-like languages worked via nested runtime code"
+author: "NOTimothyLottes"
+handle: "@NOTimothyLottes"
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+# @NOTimothyLottes — @mmalex @seflless Many of my forth-like languages worked via nested runtime code
+
+## Post 1 (2025-06-28 20:01:01)
+
+i vibe coded something horrendous and I love it: a python c preprocessor  that finds blocks like /* python <arbitrary python code> */ in a .c file, runs the python, and dumps the stdout after the comment, replacing any old block if needed. im using it to precompute tables...
+
+## Post 2 (2025-06-28 21:27:35) — reply to Post 1
+
+@mmalex There was a python tool for this remember as far back as 2000ish when working on a large c/c++ game codebase. Ah found it, it’s called Cog: https://cog.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
+
+## Post 3 (2025-06-28 23:03:41) — reply to Post 2
+
+@seflless ah yes ! I knew it existed - it wasnt an original idea after all, but like a faint memory stirring in my brain - but couldn't find it. thanks for the link!
+
+## Post 4 (2025-06-29 03:53:50) — reply to Post 3
+
+@mmalex @seflless Many of my forth-like languages worked via nested runtime code gen, so it was possible to generate+run code to build either code or data, then repeat. The system would bootstrap its own assembler/etc that way.
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